nbc news, cairo. >>> this peninsula is in the far eastern part of russia. a volcano has been erupting, so much so that it's created a lava lake. the nearest town is 40 miles away, so nobody has evacuated yet. scientists irkeeping an eye on it, though. people are told to keep gas masks nearby in case the air quality gets even worse. they are told certainly not to go anywhere the thing like that guy was. the volcano has been erupting since november. before then, it has been dormant for nearly 40 years. >> let me go get a sample of some lava. >> some hot flowing lava. makes me nervous. >> spectacular. >>> we have had some wild weather today and the trend will continue. >> a bit of spring this week, and back to wind. which do you like? which season? you'll be able to pick at the end of the week, right? not going to have to deal with any freezing, icy conditions on area roads. what we will see is some fog out there forming. we have the cloud cover still there. we are looking at warm air that will stay over us during the overnight period. year temperature 44, for